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1 asking for tenders
• urakkatarjouskehotus -
2 for the asking
(you may have (something) simply by asking for it; This table is yours for the asking.) pyynnöstä -
3 ask for
• anoa• vaatia• pyytää jotakin• pyytää• kaivata• kysellä* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) kysyä2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) hakea, kerjätä -
4 what about?
• entäpä?* * *1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) miten olisi?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) entä -
5 request
• pakko• rukous• toivomus• toive• velvoittaa• vetoomus• ehto• esitys• anella• anomus• anoa• vaatimus• vaatia• pyyntö• pyytää• kehottaa• kehotus• halu• hakemus• haluta• määrätä• määräys• manaus• kovistella• kutsu• kovistaa• käskeä• kysyä• kyselyfinance, business, economy• kysyntä• käsky• komento* * *ri'kwest 1. noun1) (the act of asking for something: I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing.) pyyntö2) (something asked for: The next record I will play is a request.) toivomus2. verb(to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) pyytää- on request -
6 be
• olla• olla olemassa• tulla• jaksaa• tuntua• voida• sijaita• löytyä• maksaa• käyt* * *present tense am ʌm, are a:, is ɪz; past tense was woz, were w†:; present participle 'being; past participle been bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn; subjunctive were w†:; short forms I'm aim (I am), you're ju† (you are), he's hi:z (he is), she's ʃi:z (she is), it's ɪ (it is), we're wi† (we are), they're Ɵe† (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't a:nt (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't w†:nt (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) olla2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) aikoa3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) joutua, tulla4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) olla määrä, pitää5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) olla•- being- the be-all and end-all -
7 dispatch
• panna päiviltä• panna menemäänfinance, business, economy• toimittaafinance, business, economy• toimittaa edelleen• toimitus• nopeus• ilmoitus• viesti• raportti• passittaa• sanomafinance, business, economy• laivata• lopettaa• lähettää• lähettäminen• lähettää matkaan• lähetys* * *di'spæ 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) lähettää2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) toimittaa2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) raportti2) (an act of sending away.) lähettäminen3) (haste.) joutuisuus• -
8 intention
• intentio• tuuma• aikomus• aie• pyrkimys• päämäärä• pyrkiminen• tavoite• hankemedicine, veterinary• haavan parantuminen• mieli• meininki• maali• suunnitelma• tarkoitus• tarkoitus (aik.)• tahallisuus• tarkoittaminen• tarkoitusperä• yritys* * *- ʃənnoun (what a person plans or intends to do: He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.) tarkoitus -
9 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) minkälainen -
10 ask
• binäärinen amplitudimodulaatio* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) kysyä2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pyytää3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) kutsua•- ask for
- for the asking -
11 pump
• avokenkä• urkkia tietoja• pumppu• pumputa• pumpata* * *1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) vesipumppu2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumppu2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pumpata2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) lypsää tietoja•- pump up -
12 canvass
• kerätä• koettaa vaikuttaa• kalastaa• kalastelu• kalastella• haravoida• seuloa• ääntenkalastus• pohtia* * *'kænvəs(to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) kampanjoida -
13 pardon
• antaa anteeksi• armonanto• armahtaa• anteeksi• armo• anteeksianto• antaa armo• armahduslaw• myöntää armahdus• synninpäästö• sääliä* * *1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) antaa anteeksi2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) armahtaa2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) anteeksianto2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) armahdus3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) anteeksi kuinka- I beg your pardon
- pardon me -
14 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
15 sorry
• pahoillaan• pahoillaan oleva• anteeksi• katuvainen• mitenkä• murheellinen• surkea• kurja* * *'sori 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) pahoillaan2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) pahoillaan3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) surkea2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) anteeksi2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) anteeksi kuinka• -
16 which
• joka• jota• mikä• minkä• kumpi• kuka* * *wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) mikä, kuka, kumpi2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) joka, mikä3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which -
17 lie
• olla pitkällään• olla• huijata• huiputtaa• huijaus• virua• sijaitamilitary• asema• valhe• vale• valehdella• puhua perättömiä• puhua pötyä• lekotella• levätä• narrata• petkutus• maata• piillä• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) valhe2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) maata, olla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) sijaita, olla3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) olla4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) piillä•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
18 sit
• opasteääni* * *sitpresent participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) istua, istuutua, panna istumaan2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) olla3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) toimia4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) istua5) (to undergo (an examination).) suorittaa tentti6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) istua mallina7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) pitää istuntoa•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
19 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) mitä ihmettä -
20 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) mitä ihmettä
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